MUCH DESTRUCTION
RAIDS ON THE CONTINENT BARGES SET ON FIRE BIG BLAZE AT CALAIS iCnitet! Press Asn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Sept. 23. 3.15 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 22 Methodically hour after hour bombers continued their work of destruction. At Boulogne a great fire at the quayside tended to dwarf many others along the harbour. Big explosions were observed at intervals and barges were flaming throughout the night. There were also numerous barge fires at Dunkirk after repeated big explosions. A blazing warehouse illuminated the Ostend harbour, but vast columns of smoke from another fire northwestward of the main basin hindered the bomb-aimers. The Royal Air Force dive-bombe'’ Calais harbour, and set fire to the whole target area. Direct hits on four large ships resulted in dense clouds of white Vapour. Other salvoes of bombs extinguished searchlights.
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Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21225, 23 September 1940, Page 8
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135MUCH DESTRUCTION Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21225, 23 September 1940, Page 8
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